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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Getting and Setting Text with textContent and innerHTML

Yosif Qassim
Yosif Qassim
6,367 Points
Posted by Yosif Qassim
Yosif Qassim
6,367 Points

it didnt work

const input = document.querySelector('input');

const p = document.querySelector('p.d');

const button = document.querySelector('button');

button.addEventListener( 'click' , () => { p.textContent = input.value + " :"; }) \///////

it didnt work

Robert Schaap
Robert Schaap
19,836 Points
Robert Schaap
Robert Schaap
19,836 Points

Hi Yosif, would be great if you could post the HTML part as well so people can see what you're trying to manipulate.

1 Answer

Dean Paterson
Dean Paterson
12,996 Points
Dean Paterson
Dean Paterson
12,996 Points

; missing

button.addEventListener( 'click' , () => { p.textContent = input.value + " :"; });